Focus Energy (move)

Focus Energy きあいだめ Fighting Spirit Improvement

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  30 (max. 48) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those that have made appeals earlier in the same turn.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Earn double the score in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Focus Energy (Japanese: きあいだめ Fighting Spirit Improvement) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Focus Energy quarters the probability of the user scoring a critical hit.

The effect of Focus Energy can only be removed by switching or Haze. Focus Energy will fail if the user is already under its effect.

In Stadium, Focus Energy works properly; it quadruples the probability of the user scoring a critical hit.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

• Beedrill at Lv.16
• Rattata at Lv.23
• Raticate at Lv.27
• Nidoran♂ at Lv.21 (R/G/B)
• Nidoran♂ at Lv.23 (Yel.)
• Nidorino at Lv.23 (R/G/B)
• Nidorino at Lv.27 (Yel.)
• Mankey at Lv.27
• Primeape at Lv.27
• Machop at Lv.32
• Machoke at Lv.36
• Machamp at Lv.36
• Cubone at Lv.31
• Marowak at Lv.33
• Hitmonlee at Lv.43
• Scyther at Lv.-- (R/G/B)
• Scyther at Lv.20
• Pinsir at Lv.36
• Eevee at Lv.36 (Yel.)

Generation II

By leveling up

• Beedrill at Lv.15
• Rattata at Lv.20
• Nidoran♂ at Lv.23
• Nidorino at Lv.27
• Mankey at Lv.27
• Primeape at Lv.27
• Machop at Lv.7
• Machoke at Lv.--
• Machoke at Lv.8
• Machamp at Lv.--
• Machamp at Lv.8
• Cubone at Lv.21
• Marowak at Lv.21
• Hitmonlee at Lv.21
• Scyther at Lv.6
• Pinsir at Lv.7
• Eevee at Lv.36 (G/S)
• Scizor at Lv.6
• Remoraid at Lv.33
• Octillery at Lv.38
• Hitmontop at Lv.7

By breeding

• Nidoran♀
• Kangaskhan
• Sentret
• Teddiursa
• Phanpy
• Larvitar

Generation III

By leveling up

• Beedrill at Lv.15
• Rattata at Lv.20
• Nidoran♂ at Lv.8
• Nidorino at Lv.8
• Nidoking at Lv.--
• Mankey at Lv.27 (R/S/E)
• Mankey at Lv.21 (FR/LG)
• Primeape at Lv.27 (R/S/E)
• Primeape at Lv.21 (FR/LG)
• Machop at Lv.7
• Machoke at Lv.--
• Machoke at Lv.7
• Machamp at Lv.--
• Machamp at Lv.7
• Cubone at Lv.21
• Marowak at Lv.21
• Hitmonlee at Lv.21
• Scyther at Lv.6
• Pinsir at Lv.--
• Scizor at Lv.6
• Remoraid at Lv.33
• Octillery at Lv.38
• Hitmontop at Lv.7
• Torchic at Lv.7
• Combusken at Lv.--
• Combusken at Lv.7
• Blaziken at Lv.--
• Blaziken at Lv.7
• Taillow at Lv.4
• Swellow at Lv.--
• Swellow at Lv.4
• Vigoroth at Lv.--
• Makuhita at Lv.--
• Hariyama at Lv.--
• Carvanha at Lv.13
• Sharpedo at Lv.--
• Sharpedo at Lv.13
• Numel at Lv.25
• Camerupt at Lv.25
• Bagon at Lv.21
• Shelgon at Lv.21
• Salamence at Lv.21

By breeding

• Nidoran♀
• Kangaskhan
• Sentret
• Phanpy
• Larvitar
• Trapinch

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Beedrill at Lv.13
• Rattata at Lv.7
• Raticate at Lv.--
• Raticate at Lv.7
• Nidoran♂ at Lv.7
• Nidorino at Lv.7
• Nidoking at Lv.--
• Mankey at Lv.--
• Primeape at Lv.--
• Machop at Lv.7
• Machoke at Lv.--
• Machoke at Lv.7
• Machamp at Lv.--
• Machamp at Lv.7
• Cubone at Lv.17
• Marowak at Lv.17
• Hitmonlee at Lv.21
• Horsea at Lv.14
• Seadra at Lv.14
• Scyther at Lv.5
• Pinsir at Lv.--
• Scizor at Lv.5
• Remoraid at Lv.23
• Octillery at Lv.23
• Kingdra at Lv.14
• Hitmontop at Lv.6
• Torchic at Lv.7
• Combusken at Lv.--
• Combusken at Lv.7
• Blaziken at Lv.--
• Blaziken at Lv.7
• Taillow at Lv.4
• Swellow at Lv.--
• Swellow at Lv.4
• Vigoroth at Lv.--
• Makuhita at Lv.--
• Hariyama at Lv.--
• Carvanha at Lv.8
• Sharpedo at Lv.--
• Sharpedo at Lv.8
• Numel at Lv.15
• Camerupt at Lv.15
• Bagon at Lv.20
• Shelgon at Lv.20
• Salamence at Lv.20
• Kricketune at Lv.22
• Cranidos at Lv.6
• Rampardos at Lv.6
• Drifloon at Lv.14
• Drifblim at Lv.14
• Stunky at Lv.--
• Skuntank at Lv.--

By breeding

• Nidoran♀
• Kangaskhan
• Sentret
• Phanpy
• Larvitar
• Trapinch
• Chimchar
• Shieldon

In other languages

• Spanish: Foco Energia
• French: Puissance
• German: Energiefokus
• Italian: Focalenergia (it was called Energy Conc. in the first two generations, for unknown reasons)